A new foundation aims to triple the percentage of North American Jewish children who attend Jewish summer camp. The Foundation for Jewish Camping, which plans to announce its first grants this spring, is touting the effort as a way to ensure Jewish continuity. Some 30,000 Jewish children in the United States and Canada, or 4 percent of all Jewish children in North America, currently attend Jewish summer camp, according to the foundation.
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